A Louisiana black bear, similar to the one pictured, was recently found shot to death in Avoyelles Parish. The LDWF is offering a reward to help find the killer.

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents are seeking leads for an illegally killed black bear that was found in Avoyelles Parish.

A citizen alerted authorities on Oct. 8 about a dead black bear laying in the woods a couple of miles south of the Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Area. The bear was collected and sent in for a necropsy. The necropsy revealed the bear was probably dead for about five to six days and that it was killed by a shotgun slug. Agents also collected an arrow near the bear and believe it may have been shot with the arrow before the slug.